The goal of rehabilitation is to
a. return an individual to perfect health.
b. instruct an individual about a permanent disability.
c. restore optimal health and function to an individual.
d. both A and C.
C
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Which of the following pieces of information is not important to OEC Technicians in assessing a patient with abnormal behavior?
a. What the patient's diagnosis is b. Whether or not the patient is dangerous c. Whether the patient is anxious or depressed d. Whether the patient is functioning in reality
Within minutes of administering Proventil (albuterol) to a patient through her metered-dose inhaler (MDI), the patient is breathing easier and states that she feels much better. An Emergency Medical Responder on scene asks you how the medication in the MDI helped the patient. Which of these responses would be most appropriate?
A) "The medication travels to the brain and forces the respiratory rate to increase." B) "The medication in the MDI relaxes the throat, allowing more oxygen to enter." C) "The medication is an anti-inflammatory and decreases swelling in the lung tissue." D) "The medication in the inhaler relaxes and opens up the small airways in the lungs."
D&C for an extraction of retained products of conception would be reported with code ____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following patients is at highest risk for a pulmonary embolism?
A. 59-year-old male who is recovering from pneumonia B. 66-year-old active female with a history of hypertension C. 71-year-old male with recent surgery to a lower extremity D. 78-year-old female who takes blood thinning medications